The number one reason to switch to VoIP technology for telephone service is cost reduction. From that base, VoIP is able to provide some compelling features which makes switching even more attractive. Eliminating Phone Lines With VoIP service, you can cancel your traditional phone service through your local telephone company and place all of your telephone calls over your broadband Internet connection. For a residential customer, this will save around $40 a month. For business customers, the savings can be thousands of dollars a month. Eliminating Long Distance Charges VoIP Read More

What is IAX? IAX (Inter-Asterisk eXchange) is a call-control protocol for VoIP (Voice over Ineternet Protocol) native to Asterisk PBX and supported by a number of other softswitches and PBXs. IAX was created by Mark Spencer for Asterisk for VoIP signaling, to replace the earlier call control protocols, H.323 and SIP. IAX Advantages The protocol sets up internal sessions that can use whichever codec is desired for voice transmission. IAX is flexible enough to be used with any type of streaming media, including video. IAX (now most commonly referring to Read More

If you are serious about reselling Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, there are some questions you will need to ask yourself first. Here are some simple guidelines to help you determine if and how you should pursue your goal of becoming a VoIP reseller. Know the Service If you really want to be a reseller for VoIP services, you need at least a basic working knowledge of how VoIP works and what type of applications are currently commonly used. Among the things you will need to understand are gateways Read More

VoIP phones are telephones which connect to VoIP networks instead of to the PSTN. VoIP phones with Ethernet connections VoIP phones with Wi-Fi / 802.11 connections VoIP phones with dialup modem connections Software VoIP phones VoIP Phones with Ethernet connections A VoIP phone with an Ethernet connection is the easiest type of VoIP telephone to use. Instead of a standard telephone RJ-11 connector to plug into the PSTN, these phones have RJ-45 connectors to plug into Ethernet networks. The Ethernet connection is used to connect these VoIP phones to the Read More

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a relatively new technology, because of which individual businesses will need someone who is well versed in the intricacies of VoIP. Companies are often willing to invest in training their IT administrators in VoIP because of the sure returns. But, where do you go to obtain a training course that delineates all the necessary concepts and details you need? There are various options available for those wanting to get themselves trained in VoIP technology. The primary means of training are through self-study coupled with Read More

Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP is now recognized as one of the most popular methods of communicating over the Internet. Skype is one of the most popular programs for PC to PC calling with VoIP. To use Skype, it has to be installed on the computer. To download Skype go to the Get Skype page and click the download button, and then click ‘Download Skype’ under Skype Free to begin download. A window will open asking what to do with the file called SkypeSetup.exe. Click ‘Run’ to download and Read More